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Alice Springs town (1991 pop. 20,448), Northern Territory, Australia. It lies in a pastoral area surrounded by desert near the center of the continent and is a stop on the Adelaide Darwin Railway. The town became important as a telegraph station on the overland route from Adelaide to Darwin. It is now the focus of tourism for central Australia. Gold, copper, tungsten, and mica are mined in the area.

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Alice Springs Town on the River Todd, s Northern Territory, central Australia. Founded in 1860, it is a crucial railhead, livestock shipping centre and supply source for a vast area that includes Ayers Rock. It is the headquarters of the Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air (radio-linked classes for children living in the ‘outback’). It is the state's second largest town (after Darwin). Pop. (1996) 22,488.

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	Alice Springs-Darwin line opens early.(News Extra) Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 1/1/2004
	Australia's missing link is bridged.(world perspective)(Alice Springs-Darwin railroad) Magazine article from: Railway Age; 3/1/2004
	The Ghan, which operates between Adelaide, Alice Springs, and Darwin, has carried its 100,000th passenger since it was extended north from Alice Springs to Darwin in February 2004.(Australia) Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 9/1/2005

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